#1B2011
Jet · very dark cool black
About #1B2011
#1B2011 is a very dark, muted black colour. Digitally that works out to 11% red, 13% green and 7% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 87% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Jet (ΔE 12.4), with Onyx the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #161120 (onyx), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.65:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #1B2011
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #1B2011?
#1B2011 is a very dark, muted black colour. Digitally that works out to 11% red, 13% green and 7% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 87% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #1B2011?
Use white text. White on #1B2011 has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #1B2011?
Its complementary colour is #161120, and analogous partners are #201D11 and #132011.